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Slovenia has published its first National Report on the Quality of the Education System and established an Analytical Centre within the Ministry of Education. These developments are part of efforts to implement a data-informed approach to quality assurance in education.

National report on educational quality 

Budget 2026 includes funding increases for Ireland’s education system, following the objectives outlined in the Education Plan 2025. The plan aims to address barriers to education and support pupil achievement. The budget introduces measures in areas such as staffing, school funding, and infrastructure. 

The Norwegian Government has established an expert group to strengthen early childhood education for Sámi children, focusing on expanding Sámi kindergarten provision and increasing the number of Sámi‑speaking teachers. 

Sámi languages are spoken across Sápmi in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and north‑western Russia and are central to Sámi culture and identity. Sámi languages have strong legal protection in Norway, and Sámi children have statutory rights to Sámi‑language kindergarten provision and to education in and through Sámi at school.

Since January 2026, France has intensified its efforts to combat persistent school failure through the "Collèges en progrès" programme. This initiative targets approximately 800 lower secondary schools where at least 40% of students score below 8/20 in French and mathematics in the national diploma (brevet). The programme aims to prevent students from experiencing long-term academic failure and to foster their social and professional integration. 

As part of its efforts to strengthen competitiveness and ensure access to highly skilled talent, Sweden is working to attract and retain more international researchers and doctoral students. The Swedish Government has therefore presented a legislative proposal aimed at improving migration conditions for international doctoral students, researchers and students, while also addressing the risk of misuse of residence permits for studies.

As part of its budget conclave, the Government of the French Community has decided to end the mechanism freezing tuition fees and to introduce a new progressive tuition fee system starting in the 2026–2027 academic year. 

Over the 2025-26 school year, France is dedicating an entire academic year to engineering, in partnership with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Académie des Technologies. This initiative, known as the "Année de l’ingénierie", aims to highlight the critical role of engineering in addressing the scientific, technological, and societal challenges of the 21st century.